Rocky Top - Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing #2
Back- Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing #2
- Key G
- Capo 4
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning EADGBE
Learn to play Rocky Top on guitar by using arpeggios to navigate the chord progression. Instead of just playing a constant stream of notes using melodic arpeggios, you will also incorporate rests. These moments where you don't play a note help to give the music a more lyrical feel. There's musical sentences that gets formed. Listen before playing. There are a variety of rhythmic phrases used. This helps to create more interest by using a variety of phrases.
This arrangement also uses arpeggios that begin or end on key melody notes. This gets us a bit closer to the sound of Rocky Top's melody, but since we aren't using the same rhythmic phrase as the original, we end up with something a bit different but still very pleasing.
Read before playing. You can see the notes change so that arpeggio notes match the chord of the moment, but can you see the different rhythm patterns being used? Try to imagine what they would sound like. This is another way to develop your inner ear, or your "aural imagination".
Follow the suggested fingerings in the guitar tablature. If you get comfortable with the étude, then try a few licks to explore some variations.
Explore more Rocky Top Guitar Tabs:
Hammer-On Étude, Slurs Étude, Arpeggio Étude: Bass Strings, Arpeggio Étude: Treble Strings, Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing
